families with ALS

Individuals with ALS and their families find unwavering support from MDA

posted on April 21, 2015 - 9:21am

Like all people living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Joan Sucher, 65, a mother of three adult children in Ballwin, Mo., was devastated when she received her diagnosis. “My life collapsed,” Sucher shares in an email interview with Quest. “We were inconsolable. I had been healthy and active all my life. I ran regularly and finished nine half marathons after age 48. And I had no family...